The 2024 season went great!

I personally manufactured nearly 200 components on the D12 car this semester! During the FSAE Michigan competition, we also had no mechanical issues and did well in all dynamic and static events, placing us 42nd out of 120!

Changes implemented in the 2023-2024 season:

• New inserts for the insides of the wings were designed and manufactured

  • This is due to the foam ribs breaking off when trying to insert the spars, so ABS spars were used

• Carbon fiber spars will be used rather than aluminum due to higher strength, and increased stiffness

• Remanufacturing of Aero package:

  • Using the new molds developed in previous years, we manufactured all new:

    • • Front wing

      • Rear wing

      • Body panels

      • Nosecone

      • Firewall

  • Total manufacturing was decreased by 210% from the previous methods used due to the new molds I designed and composite processing methods

• Aesthetically, this car was the best the team has produced! So much so that bare carbon was a main highlight of the cars livery. Due to last years car not meeting our visual standards, making sure the carbon fiber was back up to our standards

Notable changes on the car this year were one piece body panels which helped with aesthetic cohesiveness, added to the reduction in manufacturing time, and aided the team with ease of body panel removal.

The other bodywork piece was a signular nosecone lid. This was a 5 piece mold that was partially 3D printed and cut out on a router.

Wet vacuum bag layups were done for both and the results were great!